One year ago a friend and colleague of mine were sitting on a cooler in an asphalt parking lot thinking OUT LOUD. The hot sun was probably melting our brains as we were finishing an almost three week marathon picnic schedule which is fun and work and not fun and not work and always layered with many emotions. And basically we just ran out of sweat. So V says OUT LOUD that some days she would just like to get in the car and drive to Montana. And I laughed. OUT LOUD. And then said HMMMMMM. We looked at each other and it was ON! Of course once we found out that Montana was wayyyy far away and planes actually do fly there the idea was tweaked a bit and within three weeks we were white water rafting, horseback riding through Yellowstone Park, zip lining and riding ATV’s off of mountains. BIG mountains. Terrifying mountains. Didn’t say all our decisions were good ones but when you think OUT LOUD you’re kind of committed. Once those ugly hiking boots were laced up there was no turning back and that was the best part. Montana is a beautiful, wild place and the majesty of those mountains made thinking OUT LOUD a grand idea.